Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Old map of Houston, 1873

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Old map of Houston, 1873[edit]

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Original – Old map of Houston 1873
Reason
High resolution.
Articles in which this image appears
History of Houston, Houston, Texas oil boom
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
Augustus Koch
  • Support as nominatorTheFreeWorld (talk) 11:39, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Visual information not readily intelligible to readers/viewers. Subject lacks its own article, and first target article, History of Houston, doesn't comment on it. – Sca (talk) 14:14, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    We've featured historic maps of towns before. Honestly, my only issue is the reproduction: It's a little blurred, and very damaged at the bottom. It's a bit later, but [1] might be a stronger contender. Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 20:39, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question Isn't it upside down, with South at the top? Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:53, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    It may be shown from a natural rise, given this predates drones (although not balloons, but even then, you wanted an area to launch your balloon from). The point was to show the relations, cardinal directions were less kmportant Adam Cuerden (talk)Has about 8.7% of all FPs. 23:37, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:51, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]